https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/brain-development-teens
Brain Development and TeensSchool had never been a successful place for 13-year-old Manuel. He never felt smart enough or capable enough or emotionally safe enough to do well in school. For one thing, the "neck up" learning...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-camper-behavior-growth-without-shame
In the Trenches: Camper Behavior — Growth without ShameDuring the summer, I have many opportunities to see and discuss camper behavior at the several camps I visit during the season. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly even some well-educated,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-countering-fear-darkness
In the Trenches: Countering Fear and DarknessDear Bob, Do you have any thoughts about what to say to staff or campers who may have fears or anxiety in the aftermath of the Newtown shootings and the bombings at the Boston...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/we-knew-it-all-along-vagal-nerve-tone-health-lifelong-benefits-camp
We Knew It All Along! Vagal Nerve Tone and Health and the Lifelong Benefits of CampWe have all seen them — gaggles of teens walking together, each one looking at his or her own mobile phone screen; or couples out at dinner, one checking the e-mails on his Blackberry, the other...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-telephone-roulette-when-call-parents
In the Trenches — Telephone Roulette: When to Call Parents!Dear Bob, Camps are in full swing now and I need some advice. We have had an incident where one young man grabbed another younger boy by the neck leaving a mark. I don’t know if it...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-weeds
In the Trenches: In the WeedsAt first I didn't see the call. It came to my cell phone from an unfamiliar number at 6:30 one morning in late July. I had been driving since 5:30 on my way to a camp where I was going to be...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2017-camping-magazine-editorial-index
2017 Camping Magazine Editorial IndexView an archive of editorial indexes. Featured Articles Anxiety and the Importance of Play An...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-severe-weather-flood-risks
Risk Management: Severe Weather — Flood RisksExtreme weather events seem to be happening more frequently. The root cause is still the subject of heated debate. Is the severity just a cyclical change, or is global warming precipitating an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5000-girls-camp-kear-sarge-reunion-story
5,000 Girls of Camp Kear Sarge — A Reunion StoryStanding on a dark platform at Grand Central Station in June 1965, I saw a huge pile of black trunks with silver latch hooks and little locks just like mine. I had watched my mother pack my...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/rogue-camp-volunteer-management-when-old-campers-love-camp-too-much
Rogue Camp Volunteer Management: When Old Campers Love Camp Too MuchAt the ACA National Conference in Atlanta in 2016, 4-H camp directors from across the country spent a day exploring relevant topics. Nationally, 4-H is one branch of the Extension Services, which...